Fortunately, maintaining a food shield is an easy process. This equipment simply needs daily cleaning with soap and water. Because harsh abrasives can damage the finish, they should be avoided.

Food shields not only protect diners but can also be used in creative ways to help display and merchandise food.

Food shields protect food from safety hazards caused by customers' coughing, sneezing, and breathing on or interacting with products.

Happy National Food Safety Month! Did you know that there’s a FDA Food Code supplement that came out in 2024, requiring restaurants in states that adopt it to document a food safety management system?

The seeds for today’s Handwashing For Life advances were sown 25 years ago, when handwashing advocates gathered to address the need to enhance handwashing in the foodservice industry.

In this hour-long webcast, a panel of food safety experts will outline the importance of understanding what might cause a potential foodborne illness as well as how to manage and prevent outbreaks.

While information security may not be the first area that comes to mind when thinking about food safety, failing to prioritize it can cause devastating harm to a company’s image and bottom line.

Food safety should always be top of mind, given its importance in human health.

Food safety has always been an issue with consumers, but with the recent Netflix documentary, “Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food,” the subject may jump back into the public’s consciousness.

September was National Food Safety Education Month. In our always popular annual webcast, we focused on a key area of food safety education.

The National Restaurant Association presented the inaugural Lifetime

Around the globe, the foodservice industry continues to see increased demand for home delivery, automation and sanitation.

September is National Food Safety Education Month. In our always popular annual webcast, we focused on a key area of food safety education.

During the height of the pandemic, some major foodservice features got curtailed, often in the name of food safety.

When the pandemic hit, self-serve foodservice options, including buffets, received unprecedented scrutiny.

September is National Food Safety Month. And, well, energy efficiency is always in season.

The National Restaurant Association named John Zimmermann, vice president of

Operators aren't the only ones who play vital role in food safety. Learn how service companies and technicians can help customers keep commercial kitchens safe and sanitary.

The last year and a half put the spotlight on food safety and sanitation like never before. Even though it was quickly discovered surfaces were not a COVID-19 spreader, the pandemic made everyone hyperaware of cleanliness. Yet cleaning and sanitation represent but one part of any comprehensive food safety program.

In the foodservice industry, everything hinges on sanitation and safety; this has been brought even more to the forefront during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the CDC, nearly one in six individuals gets sick from foodborne illness because of poor food safety, with 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths from foodborne diseases each year.

The catering environment has transitioned from self-serve buffets and family style servings to manned serving stations and individual portions. Dishes are more likely to be preplated to minimize contact.

Foodservice consultant Joe Sorgent at Cini•Little International Inc. offers a consultant’s take on which pandemic-induced changes will be for good and which may fade away. 

With the complexity of running a restaurant or other foodservice institution, it’s all too easy to lose track of the waste stream. “Controlling waste is about menu, mindset and management,” says foodservice consultant Arlene Spiegel, FCSI, of New York-based Arlene Spiegel & Associates. “At the end of the day, did you sell out or throw out food? Did you overproduce, or are you forecasting production correctly?”

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In the last several months, the events segment has faced more than its share of challenges.